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In this sentence, I either stopped breathing or came close to stopping breathing. "stopping breathing" sounds incorrect to my ears, but I cannot explain why. Could anyone explain the grammar of this to me? Thank you!
Originally Posted by Swiss88 In this sentence, I either stopped breathing or came close to stopping breathing. "stopping breathing" sounds incorrect to my ears, but I cannot explain why. Could anyone explain the grammar of this to me? Thank you! Dear Swiss I'm not a native speaker, but I would say -'I either held/caught my breathing or came close to it'. I'm not able to explain why. S.M.
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